ENDORSE

endorse, indorse

(verb) sign as evidence of legal transfer; “endorse cheques”

certify, endorse, indorse

(verb) guarantee as meeting a certain standard; “certified grade AAA meat”

back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support

(verb) be behind; approve of; “He plumped for the Labor Party”; “I backed Kennedy in 1960”

second, back, endorse, indorse

(verb) give support or one’s approval to; “I’ll second that motion”; “I can’t back this plan”; “endorse a new project”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

endorse (third-person singular simple present endorses, present participle endorsing, simple past and past participle endorsed)

To support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature.

To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.

To give an endorsement.

Noun

endorse (plural endorses)

(heraldiccharge) A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.

Usage notes

When a narrow, vertical stripe appears in a coat of arms, it is usually termed a pallet when used as the primary charge in the absence of a pale. The term endorse is typically used only when the stripes flank a central and wider pale. Diminutive stripes flanking other ordinaries are termed cottises.

Anagrams

• Edensor

Source: Wiktionary

En*dorse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endorsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Endorsing.] Etym: [Formerly endosse, fr. F. endosser to put on the back, to endorse; pref. en- (L. in) + dos back, L. dorsum. See Dorsal, and cf. Indorse.]

Definition: Same as Indorse.

Note: Both endorse and indorse are used by good writers; but the tendency is to the more general use of indorse and its derivatives indorsee, indorser, and indorsement.

En*dorse", n. (Her.)

Definition: A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition